Lisbon (Maine)

Lisbon
Main Street around 1905
Location in Maine
Lisbon
Basic data
Foundation :	June 22, 1799
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Androscoggin County
Coordinates :	44 ° 1 ′  N , 70 ° 5 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 1 ′  N , 70 ° 5 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	9.009 (as of 2010)
Population density :	152.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	61.69 km 2  (approx. 24 mi 2 ) of which 59.1 km 2  (approx. 23 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	56 m
Postcodes :	04250
FIPS :	23-40035
GNIS ID :	00582563
Website :	www.Lisbonme.org

Lisbon is a town in Androscoggin County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 9009 inhabitants in 3948 households on an area of ​​61.7 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Lisbon has a total area of ​​61.69 km², of which 59.1 km² are land and 2.59 km² are water .

Geographical location

Lisbon is located in the south of Androscoggin County, on the northern side of the Androscoggin River . There are no lakes in the area of ​​the town, but the Sabattus River flows through the town from the north to the south. The Little River limits the town to the east and the Sabattus River flows through the town centrally in a south direction. Before it flows into the Androscoggin River, it is dammed up to form the Sabattus River Reservoir. The surface is rather flat. A higher elevation is The Ridge . The soil is clay, there are gravel and sandy loam soils along the streams. A considerable part is overgrown with pines, hemlocks and spruces, on the highlands with deciduous forests. The fertile soil is easy to cultivate.

Neighboring communities

All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.

• North: Sabattus , 2.8 km
• Northeast: Bowdoin , 7.3 mi
• Southeast: Topsham , 8.6 mi
• South: Durham , 3.5 mi
• West: Lewiston , 6.7 mi

City structure

Lisbon has several residential areas, Blakes Corner (Blake Corners, Blake's Corner), Factoryville (former post office in Lisbon), Higgins Corner , Lisbon , Lisbon Center (formerly Lisbon Plains ), Lisbon Falls , Lisbon Four Corners (former post office in Lisbon) , Little River Village (former post office in Lisbon Falls), Peppermint Corner and Webster Corner .

climate

The mean average temperature in Lisbon is between −6.7 ° C (20 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 21.7 ° C (71 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 10 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. At over five and a half meters, the snowfalls between October and May are almost twice as high as the average snow depth in the USA, the daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.

history

The Indians called the Lisbon Fall Anmecangin , which means a lot of fish . Thomas Purchas from Brunswick owned a house by this waterfall in 1650. He caught and dried salmon for the London market. The first settler was probably Mr. White, who lived in a log cabin on the road to Webster Corner. He later bought Whites Hill. Originally, Lisbon was part of the town of Bowdoin. The Town of Lisbon was founded on June 22nd, 1799 under the name Thompsonborough in honor of the Thompson family from Topham, who owned large parts of the area that was originally known as the Little River Plantation . The name was changed to Lisbon on February 20, 1802. Little River Plantation, now Lisbon Falls, was part of an acquisition, it was located between the Gore, Androscoggin, Sabattus and other small rivers and was given to Lisbon Town in 1808. In 1840 part of the area in the northern part was separated for the formation of a new town called Webster (Sabattus).

In 1799 the first ferry was put into service above Bend Island by John Dean. In 1810 one was set up below the island. Both were in operation until 1817. At this point a bridge was built. This was carried away twice and a ferry has been in operation since 1846.

In addition to agriculture, there were sawmills and flour mills in the town, which were operated with water power from the streams. Brick factories and textile production were added later. In 1864 a mill for wool production was built. It stayed that way until it burned down in 1987.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Lisbon, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents		1614	2240	2423	1532	1495	1376	2014	2641	3120
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	3603	4116	4091	4002	4123	4318	5042	6544	8769	9457
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	9077	9009

Culture and sights

Buildings

Five buildings in Lisbon have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

• Cushman Tavern , incorporated in 1979, register no. 79000125
• Farwell Mill , incorporated in 1985, Register No. 85001260
• Lisbon Falls High School , incorporated in 2007, register no. 07001150
• St. Cyril and St. Methodius Church , recorded 1977, register no. 77000061
• Shiloh Temple , recorded 1975, register no. 75000203

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

In Lisbon Falls, the north-south Maine State Route 125 and the west-east Maine State Route 196 intersect . From here, Maine State Route 9 branches off slightly west of Lisbon Falls in a northerly direction . The Brunswick – Farmington railway has a stop in Lisbon.

Public facilities

The Lamp Nursing Home is located in Lisbon.

education

The Lisbon School Department runs four public schools. These include the Lisbon Community School with classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The Philip W. Sugg Middle School offers school classes from 6th to 8th grade. In addition, the Lisbon High School for school classes up to the 12th grade. In addition, the Gartley Street School .

The Lisbon Library is located in Lisbon Falls.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Yvon Chouinard (* 1938), extreme mountaineer and entrepreneur
• Greg Moore (born 1984), ice hockey player

Web links

Commons : Lisbon, Maine  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage of the municipality (English)
• Lisbon on City-Data.com
• Lisbon on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Maine zip code list on maine.com ( Memento from March 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
2. ^ Lisbon in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed December 29, 2017
3. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
4. ↑ ^{a b c} History of Lisbon, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine by Geo. J. Varney edited by BB Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886
5. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
6. ^ Lisbon, Androscoggin County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed February 4, 2018 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b} Lisbon, Maine (ME 04252) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders. In: city-data.com. www.city-data.com, accessed on December 29, 2017 (English). 
8. ^ Brief History of Lisbon | Lisbon ME. In: lisbonme.org. Retrieved December 29, 2017 . 
9. ^ Main Genealogy
10. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
11. ↑ Home - Lisbon School Department. In: lisbonschoolsme.org. Retrieved December 29, 2017 (American English). 
12. ^ A Maine Public Library: Maine State Library. In: maine.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2017 .